PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . . . Did you know that dumping trash, companion animals and other stuff on a public roadway is a crime? Or that pitching lighted matches, cigarettes, cigars, etc., from your vehicle can result in a ticket? Did you know that it’s against the law to drive trucks and other vehicles that let contents drop, sift, leak or otherwise escape from them? These and many other litter and illegal dumping laws will be enforced throughout this month as Prince William County Police join law enforcement agencies throughout the metropolitan Washington region in observing Litter and Illegal Dumping Enforcement Month. This campaign is part of an effort to raise awareness of litter, illegal dumping and related crimes, as well as reduce litter by strictly enforcing existing laws.Officers will concentrate on litter laws, illegal dumping and unsecured truck load laws throughout the County.

As the world embraces the age of technology, everything is available online----including the sale of pets. Guardians of Rescue, a nationwide animal rescue organization, has stepped up to protect these poor animals from the cruelty of being bought and sold via the Internet. Guardians of Rescue is working with law enforcement in various states to try to reduce the amount of harm inflicted on these innocent dogs.

“Getting a new pet is always a big decision, and buying a dog you haven’t met in person is not smart,” says Dori Scofield, vice-president of Guardians of Rescue, an organization whose mission is to protect the well-being of all animals. “If you buy a dog through the Internet, you risk supporting puppy mill cruelty and being scammed out of your money. The Internet is also used by criminals to buy and sell fighting dogs, using certain understood language.”

If you looking to adopt a new dog, here are five tips to think about before you decide where to buy:

In support of Autism Awareness Month, Metropolitan School of the Arts is asking all of its studio students to ‘go blue’ now through April 30. Students who wear blue during class, Monday through Friday in April, Metropolitan School of the Arts will donate $1 for each student that wears blue, per day. Go to www.metropolitanarts.org for a full schedule of classes and registration.

Metropolitan School of the Arts offers pre-professional dance, theatre, musical and vocal studio classes for youth and teens, as well as adult dance and fitness classes, including Metro Barre, yoga and Pilates.

SUITLAND, Md. (WUSA9) -- Police are investigating a residential armed robbery in Suitland that left one of the suspects dead Friday night.

Prince George's County Police said officers responded to the 2600 block of Shadyside Avenue for a residential robbery and shooting that happened at 7:15 p.m.

Police said 26-year-old Dexter John Manigault of NE Washington was killed during the incident. Two additional suspects connected to the robbery were arrested: 19-year-old Daquawn Lubin of Arlington, Va. and 27-year-old Michael William Hall of SE Washington.

Investigation shows that two armed and masked men forced their way into the victims' apartment and tried to rob them at gunpoint. Authorities said during the robbery, one of the residents started fighting with Manigault over his gun.

SUITLAND, Maryland (WUSA9)--Josh De La Rosa lives in Alexandria and commutes to work via Silver Hill Road in Suitland. In an email to tellwusa9.com De La Rosa writes "At work we call this stretch of road 'where hubcaps come to die.' Silver Hill Road in Prince George's County between St. Barnabas Road and Suitland Road is bone jarring. The potholes are unforgiving and the road is in bad shape, perpetually. The road is actually better when it snows and the potholes filled with ice."